%0 Journal Article
%T Malignant melanoma of parotid gland in a child¡ªour unique experience
%A Denish Apparau
%A Hema Apparau
%A Irfan Mohamad
%A Venkata Murali Krishna Bhavaraju
%J Archive of "AME Case Reports".
%D 2018
%R 10.21037/acr.2018.01.06
%X Malignant melanoma (MM) of parotid gland is a rare condition. This pathology is often a result of secondary metastasis from primary lesions in the head and neck skin. A MM arising de novo in parotid gland is very rare. This malignant tumour is more prevalent in adults rather than children and it tends to have several distinct features. Treatment options are limited especially for an advanced lesion. Despite best treatments this condition carries a poor prognosis. This case details our experience in treating a child with MM of parotid gland without other primary cutaneous lesions
%K Malignant melanoma (MM)
%K parotid gland malignant melanoma (PGMM)
%K parotid gland malignant melanoma in children (PGMM in children)
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6155593/